Advanced signs of aging (dark yellow color bordering on brown), distinct sherry notes. Only thing left of what had truly been a great wine was the power of the wine in the mouth. DOA
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Burgundy 2002 with Allen Meadows (Burgundy Wine Company): Wow. Expansive nose, not intense but filling in every pixel, as it were. It opens with a honeyed, almost Sauternes-like character and then turns deeper, showing apricots, bananas, and straw, but without losing any freshness. At this point one could be forgiven for thinking it a trockenbeerenauslese. This is a darker, brassier color then the first three, which were all a pale white/yellow. I was enjoying swirling and sniffing this until the group moved on to the next wine and I realized I hadn't even tasted it yet. It offers heavy, dark fruit but which is so supple with a glossy, shimmering texture. It closes tight on the finish, though, without nearly the length of the Chassagne. Allen Meadows noted that this comes from 75% old (1940s) vines and 25% recently planted, all on the Chassagne sided of the appellation.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
9/4/2011 - thomasito2001 wrote: flawed
Advanced signs of aging (dark yellow color bordering on brown), distinct sherry notes. Only thing left of what had truly been a great wine was the power of the wine in the mouth. DOA
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
7/29/2011 - thomasito2001 wrote: flawed
Completely oxydized, right from opening and just got worse over the evening. What a shame...
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/26/2005 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 97 Points
Burgundy 2002 with Allen Meadows (Burgundy Wine Company): Wow. Expansive nose, not intense but filling in every pixel, as it were. It opens with a honeyed, almost Sauternes-like character and then turns deeper, showing apricots, bananas, and straw, but without losing any freshness. At this point one could be forgiven for thinking it a trockenbeerenauslese. This is a darker, brassier color then the first three, which were all a pale white/yellow. I was enjoying swirling and sniffing this until the group moved on to the next wine and I realized I hadn't even tasted it yet. It offers heavy, dark fruit but which is so supple with a glossy, shimmering texture. It closes tight on the finish, though, without nearly the length of the Chassagne. Allen Meadows noted that this comes from 75% old (1940s) vines and 25% recently planted, all on the Chassagne sided of the appellation.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment